[2] With a disturbed morphology, the galaxy contains two tidal tails found stretching outwards to a total extend of 350 kiloparsecs (kpc).

ISO mid-infrared spectroscopy did detect a presence of an active galactic nucleus, although there is no clear indications of a dominated energy source.

Not to mention, the northern nucleus contains high-velocity clouds and narrow components (FWHM < 500 km s−1) associated with its procreator discs.

[9] According to observations made by Berta, it shows spectrophotometric characteristics in agreement with young and old stellar populations in the southern nucleus.

This is interpreted as H2O emission originating in the maser amplification inside warm and dense molecular gas based on its compact nature (≥200 parsecs).